Dr E.C. Grant and Mrs H.M.

Grant Memorial Medical Scholarship

The Edward C Grant Memorial Medical Scholarship was established in 2009. Dr Peter Grant wished
to commemorate his father with a full, four-year scholarship to the University of Otago, Faculty of
Medicine, for a student admitted to the medical programme who is from the East Coast of the North
Island, a place of importance to Dr Grant. At the request of Dr Peter Grant, the name, value and tenure
of the Scholarship was amended from 2013.
Dr Edward Grant, commonly known as Ted, was born near Outram, West Taieri in 1900. He attended
Otago Boys High School and then the medical school at the University of Otago. He completed his
training and degrees in London in 1926. He returned to New Zealand in 1930 and after working on
the West Coast for six years, was appointed medical superintendent at Te Puia Springs Hospital with
medical responsibilities between Tolaga and Tokomaru Bays up to the East Cape. For eight of the
next 12 years, he was continuously on-call for the region. He resigned in 1948 and then spent six
years in general practice in Rotorua and many more years as a GP in Devonport. Next, Dr Grant
moved to Kerikeri to slow down but soon returned to Point Chevalier, Auckland until he retired. He
died in 1980.
Eligibility
Applications are open to students who are resident in, have resided for a substantial period in, or have
strong affiliations with the North Island East Coast area and who have been admitted into the second
year of the MB ChB programme. Preference will be given to applicants who are Mori.
Application Process
Eligible applicants will be invited to apply at the time of receipt of an offer for a place in the second
year component of the MB ChB programme. Applications must be submitted to the Scholarships
Office no later than 1 March in the year in which the scholarship will be available. The selection
committee will convene to determine award of the scholarship in early February.
Applications must consist of:

A covering letter indicating:

the applicants period of residence in the East Coast;
the applicants iwi affiliations (if applicable);
the applicants career aspirations, including why their blend of academic achievement,
leadership skills and community service capacities qualify them to fulfil the
commemorative nature of the scholarship; and,
any other scholarships applied for or received.

Academic transcript(s) at tertiary level, including Health Sciences First Year results (if
applicable).

Two personal referee reports.

Applicants may also be required to attend an interview.

Selection Process
The selection committee, consisting of the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, in the chair, the Director
of the Centre for Hauora Mori, the Director of the Development and Alumni Relations Office, and
the Manager of the Doctoral and Scholarships Office, or their nominees, shall consider the following
factors in recommending the awarding of the Scholarship:

Academic ability.

Leadership and community service.

Previous and current recipients of the Scholarship may also be included in the selection committee at
the discretion of the chair. Assuming suitable applicants, one new scholarship will be awarded each
year.
Financial
The award has a value of:

50% of tuition fees per annum for four years of the MB ChB degree provided tenure
requirements are met.

A stipend equivalent to 25% of the tuition fees for Health Sciences First Year (in the year
preceding award of the Scholarship) paid each year for four years, provided tenure
requirements are met.

The Trainee Internship (6th year) is not included in this scholarship.

Tenure

The Scholarship must be taken up in the year in which it is awarded.

The Scholarship is continuous for four years if the student successfully achieves a pass each
year and meets the other requirements listed below; the Scholarship will be discontinued if
these conditions are not met.

If the recipient is approved for temporary withdrawal from the MB ChB programme, for
example to undertake a Bachelor of Medical Science with Honours degree, the scholarship
shall be temporarily suspended until the student resumes the MB ChB programme.
Temporary suspension shall be for a maximum of one year.

The scholarship may be held concurrently with other awards, subject to approval by the
Dean of the Faculty of Medicine.

Other Requirements
Each Scholarship recipient must:

Write an annual report at year end to the donor to provide an update on progress and
activities.

At least twice during the four-year tenure of their Scholarship, visit an East Coast regional
high school (including their own) to inspire and encourage students to consider tertiary
study. A candidate who is Mori shall also visit Ngati Porou Hauora. These visits will be
coordinated with the Schools Liaison Office and, where appropriate, the Director, Office of
Mori Development.

Agree to reasonable requests from the University of Otago to appropriately represent the
University and the scholarship.